# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1661&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1662 --- ## [Who will be the next Labour Party leader in the UK? Who should be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-labour-party-leader-in-the-uk-who-should-be/844824)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-labour-party-leader-in-the-uk-who-should-be/844824 "2020-04-04T16:45:25Z")
After Labour’s losses yesterday, Jeremy Corbyn has announced he’ll be stepping down. Who comes next? Who should? --- ## [What are best and worst parts about getting older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-best-and-worst-parts-about-getting-older/706913)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-best-and-worst-parts-about-getting-older/706913 "2014-12-17T20:42:50Z")
Boom. As I grow older I get new health problems every decade. 'tis ‘fun’ so far and I can’t wait to see what the next 40 odd years throw at me healthwise. So the health decline is the worst part. Not just your own, but … --- ## [Can you reverse the turn of a Car Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-reverse-the-turn-of-a-car-engine/504537)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-reverse-the-turn-of-a-car-engine/504537 "2009-07-31T14:39:45Z")
by changing the order of the firing of the spark plugs ? --- ## [Okay, can't we just split the country in two fucking pieces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-cant-we-just-split-the-country-in-two-fucking-pieces/272786)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-cant-we-just-split-the-country-in-two-fucking-pieces/272786 "2004-11-07T02:38:40Z")
Look, Red states, blue states, politically we hate each other. Why the fuck do we have to be the same country still? I live in a red state and I’m willing ot relocate. If we don’t seperate we’ll never be happy because… --- ## [Penguin Nativity Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-nativity-scene/732361)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-nativity-scene/732361 "2015-09-26T02:40:41Z")
I have wanted to do this for some time. Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) believes that the neighbors would burn crosses on our lawn, but… I will need Three Wise Penguins, Mary Penguin, Joseph Penguin and Baby Jesus Penguin. How man… --- ## [Roland Deschain is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-is-banned/288514)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-deschain-is-banned/288514 "2005-02-08T01:54:22Z")
TVeblen has enumerated: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5729664#post5729664 Extreme TMI and wishing death http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5778328#post5778328 Why it’s okay to… --- ## [Ransomware: What is the alternative to paying the ransom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ransomware-what-is-the-alternative-to-paying-the-ransom/786731)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ransomware-what-is-the-alternative-to-paying-the-ransom/786731 "2017-05-25T13:12:52Z")
This article from CBS News is titled, “‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack losses could reach $4 billion”. But if you read even the third paragraph, you’ll see that that figure “includes lost productivity and the cost of conduc… --- ## [Jeremy Renner seriously injured](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-renner-seriously-injured/977528)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-renner-seriously-injured/977528 "2023-04-26T23:25:48Z")
Seems like it was snow-related. --- ## [Bomb the Fuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-the-fuckers/327460)
**Author:** [@Foaming\_Cleanser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foaming_Cleanser)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-the-fuckers/327460 "2005-10-30T04:20:31Z")
No matter who or where. (Note to Australians: You’re doomed.) --- ## [American Hunters and Shooters Association \>:(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-hunters-and-shooters-association/464998)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-hunters-and-shooters-association/464998 "2008-09-30T18:00:31Z")
This supposed pro-gun organization is running radio ads narrated by a former Washington Redskins football player Ray Schoenke, who is their president. They are saying Obama will protect the rights of gun owners. I’ve n… --- ## [Nicknames for Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-death/39476)
**Author:** [@Davidbw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davidbw1)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-death/39476 "2000-11-04T17:54:05Z")
ie. Keeled over, Croaked, kicked the bucket you get the idea --- ## [Obama's Endgame strategy: What will he do to maximize his chances of victory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-endgame-strategy-what-will-he-do-to-maximize-his-chances-of-victory/466333)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-endgame-strategy-what-will-he-do-to-maximize-his-chances-of-victory/466333 "2008-10-06T22:50:11Z")
Since the primaries Obama has proved to be a formidable politican. His organization and planning have really proven that he knows what he is doing. He’s surrounded himself with the right campaign team, he’s remained rel… --- ## [Will a Chinese-American ever be considered electable as President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-chinese-american-ever-be-considered-electable-as-president/723601)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-chinese-american-ever-be-considered-electable-as-president/723601 "2015-07-24T20:27:01Z")
I think a Chinese-American is highly unlikely to ever get elected President of the United States, for the following reasons: Asians comprise a much smaller percentage of the American population than whites, African-Am… --- ## [112th Congress already wasting time and money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112th-congress-already-wasting-time-and-money/566745)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112th-congress-already-wasting-time-and-money/566745 "2011-01-09T05:27:00Z")
The 112th Congress opened its session by the reading of the US Constitution (redacted version). Sounds nice and patriotic, to remind them of their grand purpose for being in Washington, DC. But they managed to make a m… --- ## [What is this a picture of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-a-picture-of/551231)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-a-picture-of/551231 "2010-08-24T18:00:02Z")
A friend of mine just posted a picture of some guys standing on a pile of what appear to be human bones on her blog. She saw the photo in an antique store in Kentucky and was curious, but it was way outside her price ra… --- ## [The Amazing Race Finale 9/21 (Spoilers, if you haven't seen it yet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-finale-9-21-spoilers-if-you-havent-seen-it-yet/265320)
**Author:** [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-finale-9-21-spoilers-if-you-havent-seen-it-yet/265320 "2004-10-03T23:01:51Z")
The day is finally here. And I get to watch the show with 500 of my closest friends! LOL, anyone else going to TARCon at MSG tonight? Will bring back lots of details tomorrow, including (hopefully) some juicy details fro… --- ## [What's the current state of Net Neutrality? Future of the 'net at stake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-of-net-neutrality-future-of-the-net-at-stake/554695)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-of-net-neutrality-future-of-the-net-at-stake/554695 "2010-09-29T17:34:01Z")
I’ve read characterizations of this news as very ominous. They say we’re looking at a future where everyone who are not large corporations are charged hefty fees to not have their traffic slowed way down, thus putting a… --- ## [Daughter traveling to Italy this summer, do's, dont's, and general advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-traveling-to-italy-this-summer-dos-donts-and-general-advice-needed/684231)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-traveling-to-italy-this-summer-dos-donts-and-general-advice-needed/684231 "2014-06-07T14:51:37Z")
My daughter has the privilege of going on a 10 day or so trip with a school club this summer in Late June/ early July, and no one else in our immediate family has been to where she is headed, or Europe at all for that ma… --- ## [Anybody know the Church of Satan's exact street address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-the-church-of-satans-exact-street-address/7905)
**Author:** [@Bren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-the-church-of-satans-exact-street-address/7905 "2013-01-17T13:28:45Z")
I once dealt with a real nut case who was genuinely surprised to learn that although I’d lived in San Francisco my whole life, I’d never been to the Church of Satan’s building on California Street. I’m unclear as to whe… --- ## [What do you do with jigsaw puzzles you've finished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-jigsaw-puzzles-youve-finished/728528)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-jigsaw-puzzles-youve-finished/728528 "2015-08-23T04:05:26Z")
I’ve just finished a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle - my first one. And I’ve admired it… and now I don’t really know what to do with it. I expect there are solutions available for storing them in a “built” state (the box adver… --- ## [Can a Species Win/Lose the Evolutionary Arms Race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-species-win-lose-the-evolutionary-arms-race/697270)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-species-win-lose-the-evolutionary-arms-race/697270 "2014-09-05T12:52:12Z")
Generally when you hear about species going extinct you hear about changes in environment, or new species being introduced etc. Question I have is if it’s possible for incremental changes in the predator or prey species… --- ## [Seventy bodies delivered to Baghdad morgue in six hours, many tortured and executed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventy-bodies-delivered-to-baghdad-morgue-in-six-hours-many-tortured-and-executed/356733)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventy-bodies-delivered-to-baghdad-morgue-in-six-hours-many-tortured-and-executed/356733 "2006-05-30T20:30:40Z")
I heard this on the radio early this morning, but I haven’t been able to track the story down online anywhere, but judging by related stories like this, it doesn’t seem at all impossible. And according to this same radi… --- ## [So how bad can being censured be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-bad-can-being-censured-be/562725)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-bad-can-being-censured-be/562725 "2010-12-07T21:32:24Z")
Rep Rangel is about to get a bunch of fingers shaken at him by Congress. He’s squirming big time over this. It seems to me that facing Congress when they read off charges is much more preferable to getting locked up or … --- ## [What do you miss most about where you were born and raised that you wish you still had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-miss-most-about-where-you-were-born-and-raised-that-you-wish-you-still-had/687882)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-miss-most-about-where-you-were-born-and-raised-that-you-wish-you-still-had/687882 "2014-05-11T08:03:32Z")
What do you miss most about where you were born and raised that you wish you still had? (assuming you no longer live where you were born and raised) Me: Born and raised in South Jersey Beside the obvious Italian hoag… --- ## [Do most kids have their own rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-kids-have-their-own-rooms/628630)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-kids-have-their-own-rooms/628630 "2012-07-19T23:56:13Z")
I grew up part of a family of 7 in a 3 bedroom row house. My first sister was born when I was 15 months old, and she and I shared a room till I left home at 19. I didn’t get a room of my own till I got my first apartme… --- ## [Family events you feel obligated to attend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-events-you-feel-obligated-to-attend/708274)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-events-you-feel-obligated-to-attend/708274 "2014-12-30T05:33:36Z")
I wanted to do this as a poll, but there are far too many variants. Let’s try it as a regular thread. I expect most of us have been invited to at least a few momentous events in the lives of our relatives. Which do yo… --- ## [Biologically, what is life? (not an abortion thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biologically-what-is-life-not-an-abortion-thread/651816)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biologically-what-is-life-not-an-abortion-thread/651816 "2013-03-11T06:37:31Z")
If you took a visual snapshot of a recent corpse that hadn’t had time to cool down and a live body, would there be any differences? If not, what are the differences? I guess there’s a beating heart although it’s concei… --- ## [Judge recusing based on wife's activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-recusing-based-on-wifes-activities/566512)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-recusing-based-on-wifes-activities/566512 "2011-01-07T19:30:14Z")
In an earlier thread, one poster said this about a judge’s wife: In another case, a judge was asked to recuse himself based on his wife’s ACLU leadership position. He said, in a memorandum opinion explaining his refusa… --- ## [A coworker just kissed me on top of my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-just-kissed-me-on-top-of-my-head/469852)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-just-kissed-me-on-top-of-my-head/469852 "2008-10-31T20:22:29Z")
That was totally unexpected. :confused: I work next door to three great guys, who’ve been in the same business I have for a very very long time. Two of these guys are 78 years old and one is 70 years old. I do a lot … --- ## [Any other model builders on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-model-builders-on-the-sdmb/465063)
**Author:** [@Some\_FNG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_FNG)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-model-builders-on-the-sdmb/465063 "2008-09-26T16:33:26Z")
So, any other Dopers build models? I build 1/35 scale WWII armor, German stuff mostly, and was wondering if anyone else suffered from this same disease. Anime, cars, professional film sets, boats, whatever… anyone? An… --- ## [Legal question about Mt. McKinley/Denali name change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-mt-mckinley-denali-name-change/729531)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-mt-mckinley-denali-name-change/729531 "2015-09-02T21:05:32Z")
So, Mt. McKinley is being officially renamed Denali. I have no particular interest in this as a political issue, but I’m interested in the legal wrangling over it. The Obama administration evidently believes they have … --- ## [Why were the Dems so ineffective in stopping the Bush tax cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-dems-so-ineffective-in-stopping-the-bush-tax-cuts/66508)
**Author:** [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2001, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-dems-so-ineffective-in-stopping-the-bush-tax-cuts/66508 "2001-06-11T08:41:03Z")
It appears that Bush will get pretty much what he wants. To me that’s something of a puzzle. After all one of the essential features of his tax cut is that 35-40% of it will go it 1% of tax payers ,that’s about 600 billi… --- ## [Windows 98 Upgrade disk!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-98-upgrade-disk/717900)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-98-upgrade-disk/717900 "2017-02-10T07:58:31Z")
I don’t know if people collect old software the way they collect old hardware, but I came across a Win98 upgrade disk that I will happily send to whoever wants it for the cost of the postage. Such a deal!! You can reti… --- ## [Death To Spyware!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-spyware/290774)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-spyware/290774 "2005-02-23T19:14:36Z")
GRRRR!!! I am so sick of this shit! No matter what, it keeps invading! I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy, my Norton anti-virus. I just downloaded Spyware Blaster, and now I’m downloading the Microsoft Anti… --- ## [Why are people against Voter Ids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-against-voter-ids/373514)
**Author:** [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-against-voter-ids/373514 "2006-09-27T23:10:43Z")
I’m putting this in GD, not because I have a side in this discussion, but because I simply don’t see a valid argument against voter IDs and would like to hear some. If the IDs are free and reasonably easy to get, what i… --- ## [My question for John Kerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-question-for-john-kerry/268465)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-question-for-john-kerry/268465 "2004-10-20T07:52:34Z")
Charles Gibson would never select this question to be put to candidate Kerry, so I will put it in play here for the Kerry supporters. “Senator Kerry, you have said, in so many words, that the war with Iraq was unjustifi… --- ## [Pot sized spaghetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-sized-spaghetti/810765)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-sized-spaghetti/810765 "2018-03-24T13:23:19Z")
I have recently discovered “pot size” spaghetti - spaghetti boxed in 5" lengths instead of 10" . Online I can see that most major pasta companies offer it. Here in Cleveburg I use Giant Eagle’s store brand. Same price as… --- ## [Giraffe Sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-sleep/554486)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-sleep/554486 "2010-09-22T17:37:32Z")
Is it true, as I read most places, that giraffes sleep less than any other mammal? How is this possible? Have scientists been able to figure out how they are able to function properly on so little sleep? What is dif… --- ## [Can someone explain Crab Fishing Quotas? (Deadliest Catch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-crab-fishing-quotas-deadliest-catch/397868)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-crab-fishing-quotas-deadliest-catch/397868 "2007-04-25T01:46:07Z")
I was watching my new addiction, Deadliest Catch, over the weekend and saw something that baffled me. Captain Eric and his crew accidentally miscounted their catch, and ended up with too much crab in the hold, which res… --- ## [American Cafeterias -- Popular Mostly In The South; Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cafeterias-popular-mostly-in-the-south-why/479546)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cafeterias-popular-mostly-in-the-south-why/479546 "2009-01-13T17:07:27Z")
See title. When I’ve had occasions to be in the Southern U.S., I’ve seen many. Elsewhere, few to none. Why is there such a niche for them in one region but not another? It seems they are filling a market space simila… --- ## [Baldwin might show up to the WH correspondents’ dinner as Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263 "2017-03-08T16:48:51Z")
Alec Baldwin says there’s a possibility he’ll show up to the correspondents’ dinner as Trump Even if it doesn’t happen, I start grinning uncontrollably from ear to ear just thinking it might. Oh Lord, Trump will have a… --- ## [OZ (HBO series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oz-hbo-series/215229)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oz-hbo-series/215229 "2018-01-07T04:58:51Z")
Over the weekend, I rented and watched the entire second season of “Oz,” not having had any previous exposure to the show (though I am a big “Homicide” fan from days long past). Dude. This show kicks so much ass. The … --- ## ["Dirty Stories" anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-stories-anyone/721502)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-stories-anyone/721502 "2015-06-09T08:52:57Z")
What is the dirtiest, filthiest, smelliest, downright messiest you have ever been in your life? I mean like when you were a kid did you ever dump pain all over you? Have you ever fallen into a garbage bin or a sewer? Bee… --- ## [Wheat Thins or Triscuits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheat-thins-or-triscuits/726959)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheat-thins-or-triscuits/726959 "2015-08-06T11:15:14Z")
Comedian Jim Gaffigan recently observed that World War III will pit Wheat Thin eaters against Triscuit eaters. Do you prefer Wheat Thins, or Triscuits? PTF --- ## [Republicans attempt to rape Healthcare Reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266 "2011-01-25T17:04:44Z")
245 out of 245 Republican representatives demonstrated lockstep prowess today and passed the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” In other news, the Dems did almost as well voting to maintain the Patient Pro… --- ## [Do you actually LIKE mowing the yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-like-mowing-the-yard/836260)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-like-mowing-the-yard/836260 "2019-07-05T00:22:42Z")
IMHO, mowing my smallish yard is by far my most annoying regular household chore. I’m probably making too big an issue of it and if I’m honest, it can be done in an hour if I just get off my fuzzy butt and do it. Someone… --- ## [Need a Euphemistic Way of Saying "The Job Sucked and I Quit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-euphemistic-way-of-saying-the-job-sucked-and-i-quit/382075)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-euphemistic-way-of-saying-the-job-sucked-and-i-quit/382075 "2006-11-30T22:05:47Z")
I’m interviewing for a job today. Undoubtedly they’re going to ask why I left my previous job of five years. The short answer is that the job sucked and I quit. The longer answer is that, though I loved the job at firs… --- ## [Neighbor takes down Trump flag. Implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-takes-down-trump-flag-implications/855257)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-takes-down-trump-flag-implications/855257 "2020-06-18T18:53:02Z")
I live in a purplish suburban development. Of the roughly 60 houses here, only one has had visible exterior Trump support – a TRUMP 2020 flag flying right under the US flag on a pole in front of their house. I’ve lived h… --- ## [Words of encouragement for friend who is in Alcoholic Recovery? No one knew.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-of-encouragement-for-friend-who-is-in-alcoholic-recovery-no-one-knew/320369)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-of-encouragement-for-friend-who-is-in-alcoholic-recovery-no-one-knew/320369 "2005-09-08T00:01:43Z")
A very dear friend of mine has recently come out saying he is an alcoholic. He’s 33 years old, and has a very good life. I would never have guessed he was an alcoholic, and I am usually a very good judge of charactor. Ap… --- ## [Audible alarm vs. silent alarm during home invasion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-alarm-vs-silent-alarm-during-home-invasion/599064)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-alarm-vs-silent-alarm-during-home-invasion/599064 "2011-10-11T02:25:57Z")
I am upgrading my home alarm system and I am going to install a hidden button (or several) in the house for use in case of home invasion. What should pressing the button do? Fire up the sirens or just a silent alarm? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1660&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1662&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)